Finally presenting...The Wedding!!

Sorry it's taken me so long to get around to this, I was waiting for my mom to be able to pick up my pics and get them to us. But we have them now, so here you go.

Jacob and I were married at 10:45 in the Bountiful Temple on April 30, 2010. Jacob wanted it to hail that day, but I wanted the weather to be nice. As it happened we got rain and snow that day...but not until after we got all our pictures taken, so we both got half our wish. It was really cold while we took pictures, but they turned out great, so I won't complain too much.We were so happy to have so many family and friends there to support us. It was a beautiful ceremony and Brother Knighton(our sealer and a family friend) gave us some great advice and counsel. I am so grateful to be sealed to Jacob for eternity and for all the love we receive from both of our families.

Anyway, I don't think you really need a lot of explanation, so I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. (Thanks again to Amanda Campbell-Campbell Photography for doing such a great job as our photographer)
P.S. My blogger is being stupid about adding pictures, and I need to get to sleep since I work in 8 hours...so I'll try and get some more up later and I'll put some on facebook.

Continue to stay tuned...and life.

I promise promise promise I WILL blog about the wedding and the following activities, I'm waiting to get my pictures back. But then I'll get a move on, I promise.

For now, I'll just talk a little bit about life as a wife(yes, I rhymed on purpose).

First of all, Jacob is an amazing husband(I didn't doubt that would be the case). He takes such good care of me, and does little things for me, like grabbing all the things I need before I go to sleep. He's patient with my crazy work/sleep schedule, and never complains when my alarm clock wakes him up at 4:20. It's annoying to have such a different sleep schedule, but we're making it work.

Second, it's really weird not being constantly busy with school. And we love it. Although I get bored really easily, it's still nice to just sit at home all day. Sometimes I feel really bad for not getting anything accomplished, but usually I feel like I deserve the break. :)

One thing I really want to be better at is cooking. We've been trying to find some good recipes we want to try or get better at making, and tonight we found a great one. (It helps that I was given about 6 or 7 cookbooks) You may have heard of cabbage rolls...these were kind of like that. Except they were Cabbage Crescent Rolls. So instead of trying to wrap the meat in the cabbage, we cooked both together and then wrapped them in the crescent rolls you can buy. The recipe is BIG. At least for two people. I halved it and we are both super full, and there is enough for dinner another night. Anyway, the reason I'm telling you this at all is because I'm just happy that it was such a success.

Also, my family(the Doug Hirschi family) had our first reunion this summer. I guess you would call it that at least. My parents paid for us all to stay at a cabin at a Camperworld up by Heber City. It was smaller than we all expected, and that was a little annoying, but we still had fun and I'm glad we've started that tradition. I can hardly believe that the family has gone from 5 to 8 already, but I'm certainly glad for Matt, Evelyn, and Jacob. And we were also happy to have David's friend Sheridan spend some time up there with us as well.

We also enjoyed Memorial Day this last Monday. Our day included breakfast and cemetery visit in Herriman at 9, lunch at a park in the Draper area at 12 along with a shower for Jacob's sister Sarah, and then making it back to Provo in time for Jacob to work at 4. It was a busy but fun day.

Anyway, over all, being married is an adjustment, but for the most part it's been easy, and we're both pretty happy.

Stay Tuned

I promise I will post an actual entry with pictures and descriptions of wedding, honeymoon, and new apartment as soon as I have time. For now, know that Jacob and I had a wonderful wedding day, a fantastic honeymoon, and we are working on settling into our new apartment which we love already.

Life is amazing

Yesterday I went through the temple. What an amazing and beautiful experience. I know it will be a long time before I full understand what is done there, but I'm glad I've finally been able to begin the experience for myself.

In 5 days, I am getting married to the person I love more than anybody else in the world.

How could life be any better than it is?

I survived

The most stressful semester of my life! And it feels so fantastic!

Now I just have to pack, and move stuff, and go through the temple, then get married, go to Seattle, and then move everything again.

But I am so excited.

Counting

4 more finals

4 more days with my roommates

1 more cleaning check

8 more days at work

2 more weeks

That's all I have to survive. And then

2 people will be 1

April 30th better hurry up, I'm getting extremely impatient.

Three weeks.

Enough said.

This month

I have lots and lots of papers and projects I have to do for school. But then . . .

I am going through the temple!

I am getting married!

I am going to Seattle for my honeymoon!

I just have to survive the next couple of weeks.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away..

Okay, that's not quite true. Yesterday was crazy busy and I still had some very very stressful moments. But, over all. Yesterday was a great day!

First of all, I got to spend the morning with my family. Breakfast was just the original 5 Hirschis. And we had a blast. Now don't get me wrong. I love Jacob and Matt, and missed them. But it was still fun.

Second, I finally got to see Brian!!! He got home from his mission at the beginning of February, and I still hadn't seen him yet. It was fantastic. Also, he and Jacob finally met each other. That was fun for me.

Third. My Grandma and my aunts threw me a fantastic bridal shower. It was great to feel the love and support from family members. And it was also great to get some awesome presents!

Then, I went and got my bridals done. Amanda did a fantastic job! Especially with all the help from Blake. And I am super excited to see how they turned out. My parents also came to help and they are just fantastic. It ended up being a lot of fun, even though I was freezing cold!

So yeah, yesterday was great. I love life. Sometimes I let myself forget that fact, but today, I remember it.

Tender Mercies

I am so thankful for the tender mercies of the Lord. This week so far has been...well, a week from somewhere I won't name. But right now, in this very moment, I'm feeling okay. And I know that's only because the Lord is looking out for me. He's given me so many things to help me through, and I'm glad I've decided to pay attention to some of them. I know there are many more, but I thought I'd name just a few.

1. Family and friends who have been so loving and supporting the last few days.

2. Jacob...he may be included in the first one, but there is just something different about his support, maybe it's the knowing just how much he loves me.

3. Spring has finally sprung. It's in the air, and it makes me happy.

4. Music. Once I was having a hard time, and decided to create a playlist, just a short one. It's entitled "Inspirational" but basically it's my, "I need to not hate life right now, and these songs might help" list. Well, I'm listening to it right now, and it's certainly helping.

5. The Priesthood. I had Jacob give me a blessing the other night, because frankly I'm too worn out to handle things on my own right now, and I needed some extra help. It was beautiful. And something I can remember as I'm trying to keep up the fight. I'm so grateful for the power of the priesthood, and that Jacob is a worthy holder of it.

So, there are a few of my tender mercies from the Lord. If you're having a bad day, let this list give you a few ideas for a list of your own. Because God never leaves us alone and without help. You just have to be willing to see his work in your life.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is my parents' anniversary. They have been married for 27 years! Wow, they're getting old. Just kidding! I love my parents, they are both so amazing. I am grateful for this chance I get to honor them and their marriage. I am so grateful for the example they are to me of how a husband and wife should work together, and how they should support each other for everything. I hope that I can follow their example in my own marriage.

Thanks for everything Mom and Dad. And congrats on making it to 27 years!

Wedding Colors

So, I've been having a difficult time describing my colors to some people, and some of you need to know what they are. So, this should hopefully help you!

that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life

I just finished reading Middlemarch for my English Novel class. At first, the book was really slow. It’s about 800 pages long, and I probably didn’t get drawn into the book until about halfway through. However, once I did get interested, it was really good, and I actually finished it a week before I needed to. Anyway, I thought I’d share some of the thoughts that I’ve gained from this book.
One of the main focuses of the book is the fact that within a given community, or other distinction of people, there is always a sort of web, that is to say, everybody is somehow connected. And every person sees this web from a different point of view, so they see things differently. I guess I’ve always agreed with this point, but I’ve started thinking more about the webs I am a part of. I think that so often we get way too focused on our own point of view, and we forget that other people see things in ways that we can’t. The other day I wrote a short post, that I really don’t care if it got ignored because all I was doing was venting. I was really frustrated with some people I associate with on a daily basis, and the fact is that they are still doing some things that really frustrate me. But just now, I’ve realized that their point of view is completely different from mine. They probably have no idea how inconsiderate I think they’ve been lately. And I have no idea what problems and feelings they may be dealing with right now. So just remember, you’re connected to everyone. No matter what you say or do, you affect other people, just like they affect you. And not everyone will see these interactions like you do. So try to see things from the point of view of others before you act.

One of the other things that is a focus in the book is relationships. One of the “books” is actually titled Three Love Problems, so obviously this book talks about this a lot. One thing I learned from this book, or I guess it would be better to say I was reminded of this. When you start a relationship with somebody, whether that be romantic or other, you will always have certain expectations, about the person and about the relationship. Those expectations should never be based on something false, and you shouldn’t ignore anything about you or the other individual when making them. Also, generally your expectations aren’t completely met by the real thing. If things turn out better than you expected, don’t doubt that, just enjoy it. If they turn out to be what you see as worse, don’t focus on your disappointed expectations. Accept the person and your relationship for what they are, and focus on what you can do improve the relationship for both of you. I think we can see all the time that people forget this in our world today. You can see it in the high divorce rate. People dream up these grand expectations of their marriage and their spouse, and then when life gets a little difficult, they turn their backs and run, instead of working towards a new realistic goal. I understand that sometimes it is hard to be let down, but I plan on working harder to accept what comes and make the best of it. Because if you can’t’ accept reality, you’ll only feel worse.

Finally, the book ends with this quote:“for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts, and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs” For some reason when I read this quote, it really resounded with me. There are so many people in the world who make a big difference, just by living their lives. Generally they go unnoticed, and they are never recognized for the good they did for the world. But they never expected that or asked for it, and I guess that is what made them so good. In my own life I can think of so many people who’ve made a difference, just by being themselves. Sometimes I can see what someone has done for me, and when that’s the case, I try to thank them for it. But often, it isn’t until many years later that I see what they did for me, and there are some people who I may never fully appreciate in this lifetime. I wish that we could all see the way others influence us, because then maybe we’d all be a little kinder to each other.

I also think it is so important to realize the potential you have to do good for other people. When I realize that I have the ability to make a difference, it makes me feel a lot better about myself. Lately, I’ve had a really hard time recognizing my own value, and feeling like I am at all important in this world. But, in reading this book and thinking about the things I’ve written above, I’ve been able to see things a little more clearly. I have a role to play in this world. If I didn’t, then Heavenly Father wouldn’t have created me. I have people and communities that I am supposed to interact with, and people that I can make a difference to. Every person in this world has a place that no one else could fill. Everyone has an enormous potential for good. All we have to do is recognize that fact. We have to realize that we are not alone in this life, that we can change the lives of others for good, and that there are people that we need to work with to create the relationships that make this life worth living.

Well, that’s it. I realize that these thoughts aren’t very connected, but they’ve been drifting through my mind tonight. I hope that reading this has given you some new thoughts of your own. And if not, oh well. And to those of you who have made a difference in my life, Thank you. Who I am today is in large part a product of those I’ve shared my life with, and I wouldn’t have it any other way

Grr

I'm simply venting. Right now I am really annoyed with some people and a certain situation they have created. But, sadly there is nothing I can do about it. And now I am feeling very grumpy and angry. However, I'm working very hard lately on not overreacting. So I'm not letting myself react at all. Except for this. Thank you all for letting me vent. It's nice that I can at least express the fact that I am angry.

I feel a little better now.

P.S. Less than 60 days!

BYUSA Elections time

It's that time of year again, the time all normal BYU students dread and fear. That's right, elections for BYUSA. Can I just tell you how much they drive me crazy!? My first recollections of election time consist of going the long way across campus because Sara Gomez insisted that we avoid any elections people at all cost. By the end of the week we had our new routes down, but we were still grateful when they disappeared. I no longer try to avoid them, I just refuse to acknowledge their attempts to annoy me. Quite frequently I am tempted to turn to them and say, I'll vote for your stupid friend when you quite annoying me on my way across campus! Because the truth is, that's all they really do is annoy people while we've got places to go and people to see. In my nearly three years here at BYU, I've never really been able to see the difference that any BYUSA presidency made, so I honestly feel no desire to vote for any of them, especially if they're getting in my face and telling me to do so. Can we also talk about the extreme amount of bribery going on in these elections? I'm pretty sure every candidate has something they'll give you if you promise to vote for them, or if you ever listen to their whole shpill about why you should vote for them. I've seen....tickets to concerts, cookies, candy. Really people, don't' you want people to vote for you based on what you can do, and not what you gave them on their way to class?

I guess some people should say that I need to get more involved and pay attention to who runs for the elections. But really...I have no desire to. So instead, I'll just complain about the annoying people attacking innocent freshmen on their way to class.